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Sunday, January 30, 2011
Welcome to Second Harvest Japan!
What is foodbank ?
In Japan, 5 to 9 million tons of safe food are thrown away every year. On the other hand, hundreds of thousands of people live below the poverty line in the same country. Foodbanking is an activity to collect the food resources that would otherwise go to waste and redistribute them to those in need.
Thanks to your support, Second Harvest Japan delivered about 1.3 million servings of food to 200,000 people in need such as children in orphanages and women’s shelters in 2009. But, in Japan, there are still many people in need of our help while a lot of safe and edible food are thrown away for various reasons. We want to deliver more food to those in need. In order to make this happen, we need your help. Thank you very much for your support!
We need your support!
・Volunteer
・Make a donation
Now online donation is available!
Buy Ribbon Magnet and Support Second Harvest!
The shopping website is only in Japanese. If you need help, please let us know at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Voice from our clients
Please read the stories of 2HJ’s clients!
No.1: Asian People’s Friendship Society
Data on the Poverty in Japan
Here are links to data about the poverty in Japan
Important announcements
Frequently Asked Questions are posted here. 1/30
Delivery Volunteer Drivers Needed for Northern Saitama!
Food for Thought—A Look at Food Banks in the U.S.A.
Office Manager Masahiro Otake’s U.S. Food Bank Travelogue Vol. 1
Part 2: “Stamp Out Hunger”—The Largest Single-Day Food Drive in the U.S.
Part 3: John van Hengel : The Founder of the First Food Bank
2HJ in the Media
CNN covered Second Harvest Japan! Jan 10
Here are media coverage information about 2HJ.
Second Harvest Japan got awarded by Mainichi Shimbun newspaper! Sep 18
2HJ is now on Twitter! Follow us in English or in Japanese.
Latest Event
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Event Announcements
Food Bank Symposium 2010 on Oct 14
We Will Create the National Food Bank Network
We thank all of you who attended the symposium. We had more than 170 attendants at the event! This time, 11 food banks from all over Japan signed the food bank guideline and we launched the national network. This was possible because of supports we receive from all of you. We greatly appreciate your help and cooperation. Thank you very much!!
Here you can view pictures from the event.
Second Harvest Japan (2HJ) will hold Food Bank Symposium 2010 along in association with other Japanese food banks. Since the previous symposium, we discussed a operational standard with the food banks. We will have operational reports from food banks all over Japan. Please come see what’s happening at food banking in Japan.
Click to view food bank symposium flier［BMP: 4,063 KB］
Date: Oct 14, 2010 (Thursday)
Time: 14:00 - 17:00
Venue: JICA Chikyu Hiroba Main Hall
Map: http://www.jica.go.jp/hiroba/about/map.html
* There will be no parking space. Please use the public transportation.
Language: Japanese only
No fees charged
To attend this event, please contact us at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). Please let us know your name and your organization if you belong to one.